Aaron Connolly (Irish footballer)

Aaron Connolly
Connolly with Hull City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Aaron Anthony Connolly[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sunderland
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2011 Maree/Oranmore FC
2011–2016 Mervue United
2016–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 45 (5)
2019Luton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2022Middlesbrough (loan) 18 (2)
2022–2023Venezia (loan) 5 (0)
2023Hull City (loan) 5 (2)
2023–2024 Hull City 28 (8)
2024– Sunderland 2 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 10 (7)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (1)
2019–2022 Republic of Ireland U21 13 (1)
2019– Republic of Ireland 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Aaron Anthony Connolly (born 28 January 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national team.

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Aaron Connolly". Premier League. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Aaron Connolly". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2020.